Manila 07 April 2017 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will be embarking on a state visit to three countries in the Middle East including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Qatar. In a press briefing in Malacañang today Friday, April 7, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Hjayceelyn Quintana said the...

Doha 06 April 2017 (QNA) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, on Thursday inaugurated the Second Edition of the three-day Procurement and Contracting Conference & Exhibition, 'MOUSHTARAYAT 2017' held at the Doha Convention and Exhibition Center. AlMahmoud honored five companies who won the First...

04 Apr 2017 (CNN) By Christopher Green US President Donald Trump has sent Xi Jinping a clear message before the two meet in Florida later this week. With all his customary bluster, Trump told the Financial Times that China "will either decide to help us with North Korea, or they won't," and if Beijing decides...

Doha 04 April 2017 (QDB) In its drive to promote Qatari products across local, regional and global markets, Qatar Development Bank (QDB), through the support of its export program, Tasdeer, participated along with 29 leading Qatari companies at Big 5 Saudi, an exhibition for operators in the construction industry. The expo was held at Jeddah...

31 March 2017 IHS Jane's Defence Weekly Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim has announced that Operation 'Euphrates Shield' in Syria has come to an end. "If a threat comes, Turkey can initiate more cross border operations but under a different name," he said in an interview with Turkey's NTV news channel on 29 March. He...

02 April 2017 (AFP) President Donald Trump of United States of America warned in an interview published Sunday that the United States is prepared to act unilaterally to deal with North Korea's nuclear program if China proves unwilling to help. “Well, if China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all...

Doha 04 April 2017 (QNA) Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Secretary General Dr. Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari on Tuesday met secretaries general of sports federations and committees. At the outset of the meeting, which took place at QOC premises, Al Kuwari thanked all sports associations for efforts that aim at developing Qatari sport in all games...

Doha 04 April 2017 (QNA) The Foreign Ministry's Diplomatic Institute held a symposium on the relations between Qatar and South Africa, during which Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa Shirish Soni delivered a lecture. The symposium was attended by a number of diplomats and staff of the Foreign Ministry. Ambassador touched on the history...

Doha 03 April 2017 (GOIS) Abdulaziz Bin Hamad Al-Ageel, Secretary General of The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC), a regional diplomatic organization, inaugurated the 1st Forum of GCC Food Products Manufacturers and Food Security Program and the 1st International Exhibition for Food, Beverage and Process Technology (FOODEX) at the Doha Exhibition and Conference Center...

Doha 3rd April 2017 (NHRC) Mrs. Maryam Bint Abdullah Al-Attiyah, Secretary-General of the National Commission for Human Rights stressed the need to consolidate the foundations of security and stability for the integrity of systems and the establishment of the economy, pointing out that security is the first priority of the individual and the supreme interest...